Lan ______ learning English a few years ago.
We moved to the countryside because we wanted to be close to _____ nature.
The water _____ in the area has resulted in poor crop production.
In Vietnam, children begin their primary ______ at the age of six.
Could you _____ me a hand with the washing-up, Kent?
All students _____ hand in their assignments by Friday at the latest.
I met a ______ girl at my friend's birthday party last Sunday.
The company management decided to _____ more workers to meet the production schedule.
I will phone Vivian to ______ her to buy some sugar; otherwise, she will forget.
We were ______ by the spectacular scenery of the countryside.
The boy ______ sits in front of me in the class studies very hard.
The larger the area of forest is destroyed, ______.
Mary and John are meeting at the cinema.
Mary: "Hi, John. How are you?"
John: "______. And you?"
Mrs. Smith and her students are visiting the zoo.
Mike: "Can I feed the gorilla, Mrs. Smith?"
Mrs. Smith: "______. The sign says 'No feeding the animals'."
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I'm sure he will be home and dry in the interview because he has good qualifications and wide experience.
Choose the word(s) OPPOSITE in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Many people feel nervous when they first make a speech in public.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Tim and Tom look similar although they are not brothers.
Choose the word(s) CLOSEST in meaning to the underlined word(s).
There weren't many tough questions in the exam, so I could answer most of them.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word that differs from the rest in the position of the main stress.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
find
think
drive
mind
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
missed
talked
watched
cleaned
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following sentence.
"Why don't we go camping at the weekend?" he said.
Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question.
He was successful in his career thanks to his parents' support.
Choose the sentence that is CLOSEST in meaning to the sentence given.
I haven't visited my hometown for a few years.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
Mai usually helps her classmates with their studies. Her classmates appreciate her.
Choose the sentence that best combines this pair of sentences.
We cannot completely avoid stress in our lives. We need to find ways to cope with it.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction:
She always try to finish her homework before going to bed.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
Children learn primarily by directly experiencing the world around it.
Choose the underlined part that needs correction.
A number of wildlife habitat reserves have been established in order to saving endangered species from extinction.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the 7 questions underneath.
Most weddings in Japan start with a religious ceremony in which usually only family members attend. Afterwards, a banquet is customarily held to which many people, including friends and colleagues, are invited. To celebrate the happy occasion, guests give the bride and groom goshuugi – gift money in special envelopes. Goshuugi from friends is usually 20,000 yen or 30,000 yen.
A typical Japanese wedding party starts when the bride and groom enter the banquet hall together, and take their seats on a slightly raised platform facing their guests. Invited guests are seated closer to the bride and groom, with family and relatives seated further in back. The bride's and groom's bosses usually give congratulatory speeches then their friends sing in celebration. Other wedding highlights include a candle ceremony where the couple holds a candle while greeting their guests at each table, and the cutting of the wedding cake. Afterwards, the bride and groom thank their parents with a speech, then leave to end the party.
In the past, dishes that supposedly brought good fortune, such as prawns and sea breams, were served in abundance. So much of the food was ordered that guests ended up taking the surplus home. Today, the majority of the weddings serve just enough for everyone. Additionally, before leaving, guests would traditionally receive souvenir gifts called hikidemono. Many wedding ceremonies take place at wedding halls or hotels. Rough estimates show that it costs about 3 million yen to host a wedding party for 80 guests. During Japan's economic bubble, overseas weddings and flamboyant receptions with special effects, such as smoke machines and having the bride and groom fly in on gondolas, were very popular. But these days, couples choose to tie the knot in various ways, from not having any ceremony to having a modest affair, or still going all out.
(Source: http://www.hiraganatimes.com)
What is the main idea of this passage?
According to the passage, goshuugi is ______.
Who can attend a religious ceremony in traditional Japanese weddings?
The word "their" in paragraph 2 refers to _____.
How were the wedding dishes in the past different from those of today?
The word "fortune" in paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ______.
The phrase "tie the knot" in paragraph 4 could be best replaced by ______.
Read the following passage and choose the correct answer to each of the 8 questions underneath.
Humans are bringing about another global-scale change in the atmosphere: the increase in what are called greenhouse gases. Like glass in a greenhouse, these gases admit the Sun's light but tend to reflect back downward the heat that is radiated from the ground below, trapping heat in the Earth's atmosphere. This process is known as the greenhouse effect. Carbon dioxide is the most significant of these gases – there is 25 percent more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere today than there was a century ago, the result of our burning coal and fuels derived from oil. Methane, nitrous oxide, and CFCs are greenhouse gases as well.
Scientists predict that increases in these gases in the atmosphere will make the Earth a warmer place. They expect a global rise in average temperature somewhere between 1.0 and 3.5 degrees Celsius in the next century. Average temperatures have in fact been rising and the years from 1987 to 1997 were the warmest years on record. Some scientists are reluctant to say that global warming has actually begun because climate naturally varies from year to year and decade to decade, and it takes many years of records to be sure of a fundamental change. There is little disagreement, though, that global warming is looming.
Global warming will have different effects in different regions. A warmed world is expected to have more extreme weather, with more rain during wet periods, longer droughts, and more powerful storms. Although the effects of future climate changes are unknown, some predict that exaggerated weather conditions may translate into better agricultural yields in areas such as the western United States, where temperature and rainfall are expected to increase, while dramatic decreases in rainfall may lead to severe droughts and plunging agricultural yields in parts of Africa, for example.
Warmer temperatures are expected to partially melt the polar ice caps, leading to a projected sea level rise of 50 centimeters by the year 2050. A sea level rise of this magnitude would flood coastal cities, force people to abandon low-lying islands, and completely inundate coastal wetlands. Diseases like malaria, which at present are primarily found in the tropics, may become more common in the regions of the globe between the tropics and the polar regions, called the temperate zones. For many of the world's plant species, and for animal species that are not easily able to shift their territories as their habitat grows warmer, climate change may bring extinction.
(Source: Microsoft ® Encarta ® 2009. © 1993-2008 Microsoft Corporation)
Which of the following could be the best title of the passage?
According to paragraph 1, which of the following factors causes an increase in greenhouse gases?
The word "They" in paragraph 2 refers to ______.
The word "looming" in paragraph 2 probably means ______.
The word "plunging" in paragraph 3 probably means ______.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT true?
What may be the benefit of exaggerated weather conditions for the western United States?
Which of the following best describes the tone of the passage?
Read the following passage and choose the correct word or phrase that best fits each of the blanks.
Graphic novels, as the name suggests, are books written and illustrated in the style of a comic book. Adults may feel that graphic novels do not help children become good readers. They believe that this type of reading material somehow prevents "real" reading. (A)____, many quality graphic novels are now being seen as a method of storytelling on the same level as novels, films or audiobooks. Many librarians and teachers are now accepting graphic novels as proper literature for children as they (B)____ young people and motivate them to read. This has been especially true with children who are not (C)____ to read, especially boys.
Language learners are also motivated by graphic novels because the pictures provide clues to the meaning of the words. Therefore, they will (D)____ new vocabulary more quickly. Many teachers have reported great success when they used graphic novels with their students, especially in the areas of English, social studies, and art. The idea that graphic novels are too simple to be regarded as serious reading is no longer valid. Reading them can, undoubtedly, help students develop the skills (E)____ are necessary to read more challenging works.
(Source: Complete IELTS by Rawdon Wyatt)
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